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New York Knicks @ Sacramento Kings

Any-day matchup · ratings as of Oct 30, 7:50 PM ET

SAC

Our pick

NYKNew York Knicks

78% to win

A probability, not a promise. A 78% pick still loses about 2 times in 10.

AZMango model

NYK 78%SAC 21%

No market price for this matchup yet, so there is nothing to compare against.

Advantages Why Knicks can win

Recent scoring margins: worth about 7.9 points to the Knicks in our ratings.
Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Knicks 3rd (+7.6), Kings 29th (-10.1).
The Knicks' shooting (55.6% eFG%, 5th in the NBA) meets a Kings defense that ranks 29th.
Recent form: average margin over the last five games, Knicks +0.2, Kings -16.6.
The Knicks' offense (116.4 points per 100 possessions, 3rd in the NBA) meets a Kings defense that ranks 28th.

Disadvantages Why Knicks may not

Home court: the Kings play at home, worth about 2 points in today's NBA.
Upset odds: the Kings win 2,150 of 10,000 simulations (21%). A 78% pick still loses about 2 times in 10.
Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations the Knicks lose by 6 or more.
Body clock: the Knicks cross 3 time zones.
Weak spot: the Knicks rank 25th of 30 in getting to the line (free throws per shot) (0.19).

The line and our numbers

	Market	AZMango
Spread	No line yet	NYK -10.1
Total points	n/a	227.1
Win chance	NYK n/a · SAC n/a	NYK 78% · SAC 22%
Fair moneyline		NYK -365 · SAC +365

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10,000 simulated games, possession by possession

Typical score: Kings 108, Knicks 119.
80% of simulations land between Knicks by 27 and Kings by 6.

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Side by side

NYK		SAC
2-3	Record	0-5
+7.6 3	Net rating	-10.1 29
116.4 3	Offensive rating	108.3 28
108.7 4	Defensive rating	118.5 28
55.6% 5	Effective FG%	52.4% 29
53.3% 7	Opponent eFG%	57.3% 29
13.7 9	Turnovers per 100	14.1 14
29.3% 5	Offensive rebound %	25.8% 14
37.5% 3	3-point %	33.8% 30
99.8 28	Pace	102.4 16

Small numbers are league ranks (1 = best of 30; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions (2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons).

Last 5 meetings

Date	Season	Score	Winner
2026-01-27	2025-26	SAC 87 @ NYK 103	NYK
2026-01-14	2025-26	NYK 101 @ SAC 112	SAC
2025-03-10	2024-25	NYK 133 @ SAC 104	NYK
2025-01-25	2024-25	SAC 120 @ NYK 143	NYK
2024-04-04	2023-24	SAC 109 @ NYK 120	NYK

No betting line exists for a game that isn't scheduled, so this uses our own power ratings (in the backtest they pick about 66% of winners, against about 68% for the closing line), with both teams at full strength.

Basis: power ratings only (no betting line yet). 10,000 simulated games, checked against a walk-forward backtest of 10,227 NBA games since 2018-19. Model version 1. How it works

Player matchups

NYK

Jalen Brunson G

26.5 pts, 3.3 reb, 6.6 ast in 35.5 min, 46% FG

vs a defense ranked 28 of 30 (opponent eFG% 57.3%)

NYK

Karl-Anthony Towns C

19.3 pts, 11.7 reb, 3.4 ast in 30.8 min, 51% FG

vs a defense ranked 28 of 30 (opponent eFG% 57.3%)

NYK

OG Anunoby F

17.5 pts, 5.5 reb, 2.1 ast in 33.6 min, 49% FG

vs a defense ranked 28 of 30 (opponent eFG% 57.3%)

SAC

Domantas Sabonis F

16.1 pts, 12.4 reb, 4.8 ast in 31.2 min, 57% FG

vs a defense ranked 4 of 30 (opponent eFG% 53.3%)

SAC

Zach LaVine G

20 pts, 2.8 reb, 2.4 ast in 32 min, 48% FG

vs a defense ranked 4 of 30 (opponent eFG% 53.3%)

SAC

Darius Acuff Jr. G

24 pts, 3.4 reb, 6.6 ast in 36.4 min, 38% FG

vs a defense ranked 4 of 30 (opponent eFG% 53.3%)

Per-game averages, 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons. Ordered by Game Score.

Last time they met

The Knicks beat the Kings 103-87 at home (2026-01-27). The difference: they shot 56% effective field goal percentage to 43% and they made 13 threes to 5, a 24-point swing. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 28 points.